The law firm of Eckert Seamans Cherin and Mellott LLC has won the Allegheny County Bar Association's 2006 Law Firm Pro Bono Award.
The award will be formally announced next month. It recognizes firms that provide free, or pro bono, legal services to the community.
Eckert Seamans is being honored for administering the county's Custody Conciliation Project, which provides free attorneys to disadvantaged people involved in custody disputes and works to help them reach custody agreements without litigation.
